Gecko Robotics
Software Engineer | Data Backend
$200K–$250K
New York City · On-site · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience in a production environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience).
About the job
Lead the evolution of Rolodex, Gecko’s central data platform, building scalable infrastructure, APIs, developer tools, permissions, and data services for its facility context graph.
What you'll do
- Rearchitect Rolodex to scale its context graph and improve performance across storage technologies.
- Build APIs, SDKs, developer tooling, permissioning, and shared data-platform patterns that support product teams and AI agent workflows.
- Improve query performance and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform and self-service tooling.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience in a production environment.
- Expertise in clean, maintainable code focused on backend infrastructure, databases, or developer tooling.
- Experience designing secure, user-friendly APIs for intuitive data interaction.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Nice to have
- Experience building, maintaining, or scaling central datastores, knowledge graphs, or shared data platforms.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud deployments in GCP or AWS.
Pay
$200K – $250K (currency and whether base salary or total pay not stated)
Tools
Python, React, TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, SQL, GraphQL
AI focus
Enable AI agent workflows through ontologies, predictable APIs, and developer tooling; the posting also names agentic coding workflows and AI-assisted development tools.
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